Razor-strop.



PATENTBD DEC; 8, 1903'.

R. B. JACKSON 6: J. SHARP, JR.

RAZOR STROP.

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PATENT OFFICE.

RALPH BENJAMIN JAoKsoN AND JOHN SHARP,JR., oF NELSON, NEW

ZEALAND.

RAZOR-STROP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 746,334, datedDecembers, 1903. Application filed January 6, 1908. Serial No. 137,896-(No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, RALPH BENJAMIN JACKSON, residing at Examiner Road,and J OHN'SHARP, J r., residing at Milton'street, Nelson, in theProvincial District of Nelson, in the Colony of New Zealand, subjects ofHis Majesty the King of Great Britain and Ireland, have invented a newand Improved Razor Strep, of which the following is a specification.

This invention provides an improved strop upon which razors and similaredged implements may be sharpened.

Referring to the drawings accompanying this specification, Figure 1 is aperspective view of the strop; and Fig. 2, a cross-section of the sameon line A A, Fig. 1.

The blade 1 is made of wood, by preference, and is shaped into a handle2 for holding the strop while sharpening a razor thereon.

3 represents strips of the flower-stalk of Phorm'ium ienax, which mustbe obtained before the plant comes into flower to get the best results.The heart of the flower-stalk only is used, though an inferior strop maybe made from the outer part of the stalks. The

efficacy of the 'strop results from so cutting the stalks thatthefiberslie longitudinally along the blade, and the'surface is flattened byplaning, so that the fibers are not destroyed or damaged.

The strips 3 are glued to the blade 1 and the whole afterward finishedby planing and surfacing with glass-paper. The handle 2 is polished orvarnished-to give a finished appearance.

What we claim as our invention, and desire to secure by. Letters Patent,is-

A razor-strep consisting of a blade having one end formed into a handle,and strips cut from the flower-stalk of Phorm'ium tenaa: secured uponsaid blade, the strips ha ving'a surface upon which a razor may besharpened

